Rail-joint.



C. HEIM & S. JE ENIK.

i 1L JOI APPLICA FI-LED MAY 17, 1912.

1 ,079,551.A Patented Nov. 2,5, 1913.

/l/llu CHARLESHEIM Ann sTErN-Jnntiiurir, or Nemi; 'renew-ANDA, NEW YORK.

RAIL-JOINT.

specification ofrtefters raient.

Patented Nov. 25, 1913.

Application filed Iiay 17,1912; lSerial No. 697,909.

T0 aZZ whom t may concern Y Beit known th at we,'C1-m1RLEs Hin-iM, a citizen of the United States, and STEPN JEL- LEN In, a subject of the King of Hungary, both residents of North rlonawa'nda, in the county of Niagara and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful lin` provements in Rando-inte; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled -in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to rail-joints, and more particularly to that class wherein nuts and bolts are dispensed with.

One of the objects of our invention is the provision of simple and durable means `for protecting the meeting ends of two railsections and retaining them in line withV each other so that car-w`he`els canpass from one rail section onto another without the usual pounding or hammering, thus mini mining the tendency of parts becoming loose and contributing to the smooth and even running of trains.

Another object is the provision of an improved joint which will enable the laying of a greater number of lfeet of trackage within a given time and which will greatly reduce the maintenance cost.

A further object is the provision of improved and simple means for securing the rail sections in place.

With these and other objects to appear hereinafter, the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed. i

In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a perspective view of portions of two rail-sections or lengths jo-ined by means of our Vimproved rail-joint. Fig. 2 is an` enlarged cross section of a rail and our rail-joint. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. t is a vertical section taken on line dhd, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on line 5*-5, Fig. 2. Fig. i6 is a detached perspective view of o-ne of the lock-pinsV for locking the rail-sections within the chair of the joint. Fig. 7 is a perspective view -of a representative form of key, such as must be used to remove the lock-pins from the joint.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, similar letters of reference refer to similar parts in the several figures of the drawing.

The reference letter A designates the rail comprising sections or rail-lengths o which 'rail is of 'the usual construction having the tread portion l), the base or 'flange portion E, and the web F connecting the tread and base or flange.

The rail-chair is cast in one integral piece and comprises a base port-ion G, `ianges H spaced from said base portion G but connected therewith -at their outer edges, as at 7i, and integral islrplates or side members I spaced apart so that a substantially inverted. T-shaped opening is formed in the chair in which the base portion and a portion of the web of yadjacent ends of two rail sections are placed. ln order to facilitate the ready placement of the rail-lengths into the chair or space between the fish-plates, said opening in the main is somewhat wider than the webs of the rail sections, except at its upper part where the {ish-plates have inwardlyprojecting contact portions z' which bear against opposite faces of said-webs.

At two or more points in the length of the rail-chair, alined openings J are pierced and inl line with each pair of said openings, an opening K is provided in the web of each rail-section. rihe openings in one of the fish-plates and in the webs of the rail-sections are of equal diameter and the opening in the other fish-plate is shouldered to pro* vide an abutment L and a key opening M.

A lock-pin N is provided which` enters the alined openings, and has one end in contact with the abutment L. In order to prevent the lockpin becoming accidentally disengaged by the jarring to which the rail is subjected, inwardly-projecting studs O are provided in the openings of each shplate. The lock-pin has a circumferential groove l? near each end and a longitudinal groove extending from one of said grooves P to the distant or first-inserted end of the pin, intersecting the circumferential groove at said end. j

rllhe studs 0 in the openings of the llishpla-tes are arranged in. line so that `when .the lock-pin is inserted, said studs enter the longitudinal groove thereof, and when the `irst-inserted end of the lock-pin comes in contact with the abutment L, said studs are in line with the circumferential grooves P of said pin. Now upon insertion of a prop- 40 spikes Ufit.

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erly formed key into the key opening M, the lock-'pin can be turned sot-hat the longitudinal groove p is moved out of registration with the studs O, thus `preventinglength wise movement of the pin and as the studs are made rof a size to' snugly fit the circumferential grooves P, considerable force is required to turn. the pin with reference to theV studs, owing to the latter having frictional contact with opposite walls of said circumferential grooves. Assurance is therefore had that the rails will be properly locked within the rail chair.

vThekey is designated by the letter R and is adapted to enter a socket S formed in the first-inserted end of the lock-pin, said socket having its wall pro-vided with one or more ribs or projections s, and the key having a similar number of longitudinal grooves 11 into which the ribs or projections s are adapted to it when the key is inserted in the key opening M and enters the socket S. in order that the lock-pin may not be turned by nialiciously inclined persons, each keyv(')penlng is provided with inwardly-projecting studs T adapted to tit the grooves 11 in the key and enter a circumferential groove t' in said key at the inner ends of the longitudinal ygrooves 71.

The key opening as described is merely representative of a type of keys that will l safe-guard the lock-pin against being turned and any' special key which will serve the purpose may be used in lieu of that shown.

The rail chair is secured in place by means of spikes U, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and in order that Vlengthwise movement of the rail chair is guarded against the longitudinal edges of the iange portions of the chair are notched, as at u, into which the By forming the rail-chair in one integral piece andcontining the adjacent ends of the rail-lengths therein, a solid bearing is provided for the rail; and owing to the upward and downward movement of the rail being prevented within said rail-chair, also all lateral movement, all pounding or hammerl ing is eliminated. This greatly minimizes the tendency of the parts to become loose and also provides a rail-joint which will assure the smooth and easy running of cars thereover.

Having'thus described our invention, what we claim is 1. The combination with a rail having a transverse opening in its web, of a railchairl having an inverted T-shaped opening therein, said'rail-chair having integral lishplates lying on opposite sides of the web' of said rail, said sh-plates having openings alined with the opening in said rail,at least one of said openings in thev fish-plates havgroove serving to prevent dislodgment of said lock-pin.

Q., The combination with a rail having a transverse opening in its web, of a railchair having ishplates arranged on opposite sides of the web of said rail and provided with openings in line with the opening in said rail, the openings in said lishplates having inwardlyprojectin g studs, and a lock-pin fitting into said openings and having a circumferential groove near each end and a longitudinal groove extending from the first-inserted end to the circumferential groove near the other end thereof, said longitudinal groove permitting the entrance of the pin into said openings and said circumferential grooves receiving the studs in the openings of said fish-plates when turning said pin to prevent accidental dislodgment of the latter.

3. The combination with a rail, of a railchair having opposite fish-plates between which adjacent sections of said rail are located, each section of the rail having a transverse opening and said {ish-plates having openings in line with the openings of said rail-sections, the openings in said fish-plates having inwardly-projecting studs and the opening in o-ne fish-plate being reduced in diameter to form a key-opening and having an inwardly-extending rib or projection, a lock-pin for each set of alined openings having a circumferential groove near each end and a longitudinal groove extending from the first-inserted end of said pin to the circumferential groove near the other end thereof, said lock-pin having also a socket in said first-inserted end provided with inwardly projecting ribs, and a key for turning said lock-pin having a circumferential groove near one end and longitudinal grooves extending from said circumferential groove to said end of the key, said longitudinal grooves passing over the ribs in the socket of said lock-pin and over the projection in said key opening and said circumferential groove being adapted to receive A .the projection in said key openinff.

In testimony whereof, we have affixed our signatures in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES HEIM. STEPN JELLENIK. Witnesses:

STIP JnLLnNrn, 'EMiL NEUHART.

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